The Stamford Bridge boss was left clinging to his job by his fingernails after snatching a lucky draw in the FA Cup Fifth Round against Championship outfit Birmingham.

Many now believe AVB has three days to save his job – as he had to again deny he had lost the dressing room.

Tellingly, though, it took injured skipper John Terry to protest to referee Martin Atkinson about Birmingham’s time-wasting tactics.

Terry is a doubt for Chelsea’s Champions League trip to Napoli on Tuesday and Fernando Torres is expected to be dropped after yet another dreadful showing.

Villas-Boas said: “It is up to me about my job. You have to ask the right person.”

ESPN’s TV cameras showed Drogba (left) jumping up and down, warming up and talking to his colleagues as he replaced Torres at half-time.

And Villas-Boas added: “I did not know Didier made this talk. You are telling me. You are telling me ESPN is saying this. It is not true. I have just had an interview with them but if I had known they said this I would not done so.

“It was ridiculous for them to say Didier was giving a team talk.

“John Terry did go into the referee’s room and talk about time wasting. I won’t say what was said.”

And the Portuguese added: “You cannot say Tuesday is so vital because we play at home in the second leg.

“Birmingham will be hard because they are rarely beaten at home. We are still in two, possibly three competitions.”

And Villas-Boas also had to play down a row with striker Torres, who was substituted at half-time.

Rumours claimed the Spaniard stormed out of the ground.

AVB said: ‘Torres didn’t take it lightly, but he did not storm off and as far as I am aware he stayed for the second half.

“We needed Didier’s power in the air. All Fernando needs is a goal to build his confidence.”